Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-03-25
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
GLADSTONEA AND IRELAND
The Tory Government Again
Under The Whip.
CHAMBERLAIN REPLIES.
DR.. McGIynn Proposes A
New Crusade.
WILL NOT GO TO ROME.
Brutal Assault Upon A
Young Girl.
GLABsToNE,s ARRAIGNMENT.

He Handles the Tory Leaders With
| ont GIoves-A Fresh Blow at the
Peace and Happiness of Ireland.
LONDON, March A.-In the House of Com
mons this evening Mr.. Gladstone called at
tention to the unprecedented position of the
House which had already been in session two
| months. During that time its right to ini-
| tiate legislation had been stided and the
Conservatives were now exulting over the
prospect of passing motion to force the
House to surrender the whole of its time I'M
| til the government could carry through to
passage an Irish bill of increased and unwar-
rantable severity. This kind of pressure, he
| said, would have a tendency to undermine
the authority OF the chair and bring into dis
repute the rules of procedure. The present
position of the House, MIR. Gladstone said
was different from that which it occupied
the coercion act of 1881. Hitherto when
ministers had asked permission to introduce
legislation dealing with crime in Ireland they
had endeavored to show that crime had ex-
listed there to the extent of terrifying the
w-abiding portion of the people, and of
subverting the lawfully constituted authority
of the government. Such is not the case
now. They make no such attempt. 1t is
sufficient crime, in the eyes of the govern
ment, that the people of Ireland have COM
bined to secure a reduction of rents. The
evidence of General Butler had proved that
no general movement was made against the
payment of rents, but that tenants had simply
combined their efforts to have their rents re-
duced to a fair amount. While preaching
the doctrine of sanctity of contracts, Mr..
Gladstone continued, Mr.. Balfour was
lating the terms of lease hold con-
tract adjusted under the act of 1881,
just as the Judicial rents were adjusted. 1t
| is not for the purpose of vindicating the sane
tity of contracts, nor to repress Widespread
outbreak of crime, that coercion for Ireland
| is now demanded by the government, and
whatever the nature of the governments
| bill may turn out to be when it is disclosed
| it is the duty of the Liberal party now to re-
fuse to vote urgency for its introduction.
Mr.. Gladstone trusted that the people of
England would see the Liberal party united
| in opposition to this measure to its last stage
and expressed the hope that the Liberals
would proclaim with all the strength of JUS
tiee and reason against govern ment which
after eighty-six years of experience had been
given to it was now preparing to strike a
fresh blow at the life and happiness of
1re1auu auu ~ lAe prosperity aAu unity VI
the empire.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain expressed his
condemnation of the attitude of those who,
not knowing the nature of the bill, refused
the government an opportunity to introduce
it. Experience had shown that formerly en-
ancted remedial measures had failed of their
object and the condition of Ireland was as
bad as ever, if not worse. The government,
he thought, had been unjustly accused of in
sincerity and vagueness concerning their
proposals and on better grounds than the
fact that they could not be expected to de-
velop and explain them motion of
urgency for the better administration of JUS
tice where remedial measures had failed.
For the statement that the bill was framed
with the object of securing the collection of
excessive rents there was no excuse or justi-
fication.
Mr.. Chamberlain said he had never for
moment, wavered in his opinion that remedi-
al measures would have no chance of success
while the national league was regarded by
majority of the people of Ireland as su-
preme authority in matters concerning the
relations between landlord and tenant. If,
said he, public speaking in Ireland were
stopped, the Parnellites could leave the re-
sponsibility for bloodshed to the govern
ment.
motion to adjourn expressed hope that the
debate would end with to morrows session.
Mr.. Parnell hoped that it would not. Mr..
Healey remarked that from the remarks of
Mr.. Chamberlaine he had heard for the first
time the real object of the bill-the suppress
sion of the national league. He expressed
hope that the government would suppress
the league as in that event the Irish members
would be relieved of great responsibility.